Showcase Furniture has highlighted increasing customer interest in farmhouse-inspired kitchen seating as homeowners seek furniture styles that combine traditional design influences with practical everyday use. The company’s observations reflect changing customer preferences toward furniture that supports comfort, functionality, and visual consistency within modern residential spaces.

Genesis Products has launched NextRun, a kitchen-at-a-time, door-and-drawer-front program, designed to streamline sourcing and delivery for distribution partners, cabinet manufacturers, and closet dealers serving the kitchen and closet market.

Hunt Forest Products is encouraging Olla mill employees to apply for open positions within the company if they are qualified

The countdown to IWF 2026 has begun and Think Lightweight said it plans to make a bold statement at North America’s largest woodworking event. From August 25–28, 2026, visitors attending the International Woodworking Fair 2026 in Atlanta will have the opportunity to explore smarter lightweight solutions, advanced manufacturing capabilities, and two brand-new product launches.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Persistent affordability challenges and rising economic uncertainty are squeezing housing conditions, with weakening labor markets and plummeting immigration dampening household growth, according to a new report from the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies. The State of the Nation’s Housing 2026 report also finds that construction activity has softened, cost burdens for both renters and homeowners continue to climb, and federal assistance is profoundly underfunded.

Eric Marshall will host "IWF Power Walk: The Closets Edition" on Wednesday, August 26, during IWF 2026.

The Canadian Wood Council (CWC) announces that Rick Jeffery will retire from his role as President and Chief Executive Officer of the CWC effective June 30, 2026, following a distinguished career of leadership and service to Canada’s wood products industry. The CWC Board of Directors has appointed Derek Nighbor as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective July 1, 2026.

U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz signed the Montana Tri-Forest Federal Sustained-Yield Unit management plan that will support economic stability, strengthen central Montana’s wood processing capacity and advance forest health though timber harvests that will be processed within the boundaries of the unit.

For more than three decades, the outing has served as a key relationship-building event for the regional architectural woodwork community. More than 175 attendees are expected to participate, representing companies and professionals involved in custom millwork, casework, finishing, coatings, hardware, materials, distribution, specification, design, installation, and project delivery.